Asus P5GC-MX GBL User Manual - Page 4

BIOS setup

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Contents 1.10 Connectors 1-26 1.10.1 Rear panel connectors 1-26 1.10.2 Internal connectors 1-27 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 2-2 2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 2-2 2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 2-3 2.1.3 AFUDOS utility 2-4 2.1.4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 2-6 2.1.5 ASUS Update utility 2-9 2.2 BIOS setup program 2-12 2.2.1 BIOS menu screen 2-13 2.2.2 Menu bar 2-13 2.2.3 Navigation keys 2-13 2.2.4 Menu items 2-14 2.2.5 Sub-menu items 2-14 2.2.6 Configuration fields 2-14 2.2.7 Pop-up window 2-14 2.2.8 Scroll bar 2-14 2.2.9 General help 2-14 2.3 Main menu 2-15 2.3.1 System Time 2-15 2.3.2 System Date 2-15 2.3.3 Legacy Diskette A 2-15 2.3.4 Primary, Third and Fourth IDE Master/Slave 2-16 2.3.5 IDE Configuration 2-17 2.3.6 System Information 2-18 2.4 Advanced menu 2-19 2.4.1 JumperFree Configuration 2-19 2.4.2 USB Configuration 2-21 2.4.3 CPU Configuration 2-22 2.4.4 Chipset 2-23 2.4.5 Onboard Devices Configuration 2-26 2.4.6 PCI PnP 2-27 iv

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Contents
1.10
Connectors
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1-26
1.10.1
Rear panel connectors
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1-2
6
1.10.2
Internal connectors
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1-2
7
Chapter 2: BIOS setup
2.1
Managing and updating your BIOS
............................................
2-2
2.1.1
Creating a bootable floppy disk
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2-2
2.1.2
ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility
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2-
3
2.1.3
AFUDOS utility
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2-
4
2.1.4
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
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2-
6
2.1.5
ASUS Update utility
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2-
9
2.2
BIOS setup program
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2-12
2.2.1
BIOS menu screen
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2-1
3
2.2.2
Menu bar
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2-1
3
2.2.3
Navigation keys
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2-1
3
2.2.4
Menu items
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2-1
4
2.2.5
Sub-menu items
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2-1
4
2.2.6
Configuration fields
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2-1
4
2.2.7
Pop-up window
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2-1
4
2.2.8
Scroll bar
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2-1
4
2.2.9
General help
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2-1
4
2.3
Main menu
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2-15
2.3.1
System Time
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2-1
5
2.3.2
System Date
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2-1
5
2.3.3
Legacy Diskette A
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2-1
5
2.3.4
Primary, Third and Fourth IDE Master/Slave
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2-1
6
2.3.5
IDE Configuration
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2-1
7
2.3.6
System Information
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2-18
2.4
Advanced menu
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2-19
2.4.1
JumperFree Configuration
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2-1
9
2.4.2
USB Configuration
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2-2
1
2.4.3
CPU Configuration
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2-22
2.4.4
Chipset
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2-2
3
2.4.5
Onboard Devices Configuration
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2-2
6
2.4.6
PCI PnP
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2-2
7